Recruitment campaign sees resultsGovernment figures provided to CBC show B.C. has hired 414 health‑care professionals from the U.S. since launching a recruitment campaign one year ago. Between March 2025 and January 2026, 89 doctors, 42 nurse practitioners, 260 nurses and 23 allied health workers accepted jobs across the province, according to B.C.’s Ministry of Health. "This makes a real impact," Health Minister Josie Osborne told CBC. Herdman Royal told CBC she now hears from U.S. doctors and nurses about once a week, many disillusioned by the direction of the American system and politics under the Trump administration.

Source: CBC News March 17, 2026 16:12 UTC